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Mr. Apollo posted:I was reading about zirtual but I was under the impression no one was fired. the articles said that the company ran out of money but then was saved at the last minute because startup.co bought them. the startup.co purchase only happened after the zirtual ceo sent the closing-shop email to the ZAs, who did lose their jobs but are now being offered the chance to come back to the new company... as 1099s. zirtual also emailed all customers to tell them the service was being "paused". that's actually how the startup.co guy found out about it, lol they are gonna try to restart the service on monday iirc, but any employee or customer who goes back to zirtual after this is a fool edit: also it's not clear that C-level personnel will be saved either. maren was asked if she'll be continuing with the company under startups.co and she basically said "idk we haven't discussed that yet". sounds like an asset fire sale, with the main assets being the customer list and any data collected from those customers
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JewKiller 3000 posted:the startup.co purchase only happened after I also read something about the ceo saying it was her mom that was asking for and collecting subscription fees from clients up until they went under?
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quote:“Our goal is to create a computer for dogs,” said Eidus. “We believe that in the very near future, dog products will connect to the Internet of Things and there is an opportunity to invent a user interface and applications specifically designed for dogs.” 
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JewKiller 3000 posted:edit: also it's not clear that C-level personnel will be saved either. maren was asked if she'll be continuing with the company under startups.co and she basically said "idk we haven't discussed that yet". i really hope not...i've been reminded of what i know of her and it's a mess.
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triple sulk posted:http://techcrunch.com/2015/08/11/markhor-takes-the-middleman-out-of-designer-shoemaking/ super genius sam a does it again!
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triple sulk posted:http://techcrunch.com/2015/08/11/markhor-takes-the-middleman-out-of-designer-shoemaking/ "launched a Kickstarter that brought in over $107,000 from 508 backers in two months." what the gently caress
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Muscle Tracer posted:"launched a Kickstarter that brought in over $107,000 from 508 backers in two months." the shoes are like 250 dollars a pair and they look awful
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there's a series of pando articles about zirtual, and about being honest about the state of one's business in general, over the last few days and here are some share links: Sources: Zirtual founders hid financial mess from investors. Next: Hasty acquisition deal to save jobs Here’s what’s really going on at the imploded virtual assistant startup. https://pando.com/2015/08/11/source...1505cdd5a74fad/ zirtual investor, a couple days prior posted:Of the 150 investments I've made, you're definitely in the top 10% of tenaciousness... When I invested in you I knew that no matter what happens you were going to go down fighting with this business. If we have another 9/11 or there's a market crash, I just feel safe having you as an investment because I know you're going to grind it out and you're going to come through the other side… You have an $11 million run rate business now. It's just extraordinary. I think the investment community has probably missed this investment. I think they really should be more focused on it. I consider you like a sleeper. At some point the investment community is going to look at this like, well this could be similar to an Uber or Lyft… “Bummer” Zirtual's rosy sounding "acquisition" was really a fire sale in which hundreds of employees got burned and the founder might be gone. https://pando.com/2015/08/12/bummer/4f204fc73f679f6c1c4844a253865480746d037f/ quote:I’m hearing from former Zirtual employees that they are being offered to return only as contractors, not W2 employees. Former Zirtual employees had their healthcare benefits cancelled the moment the company announced its collapse. There’s no sign those benefits are ever coming back. Get ready: We’re going to see more GigaOms, Quirkys, and Zirtuals. Here’s why... The ugly downside side of the VC’s new “social game.” https://pando.com/2015/08/12/get-ready-were-going-see-more-gigaoms-quirkys-and-zirtuals-heres-why/4f27aa2ba739dfc6d145781fc7f389a4a99e4fd5/ quote:In an age where the cult of the founder is the highest I’ve ever seen it, Valley VCs are obsessed with what reality TV calls “the social game.” As Bill Gurley says, every time a VC’s lips are moving, he’s marketing. Given a failing company is going to be written off anyway, it does little good for a VC to look “anti-entrepreneur” by applying any tough love at all trying to salvage it. quote:Employees, reporters, and other investors beware: When someone tells you a company in their portfolio is doing great and you should totally invest, they may not be lying, but odds are they also don’t have the information to back that up. They aren’t making a statement as an informed investor. They are cheerleading to look good to the next potential deal. Does honesty matter when you're building a company? https://pando.com/2015/08/13/does-honesty-matter-when-youre-building-company/07903e845f9452456652f40a592400d43ced1a41/ zirtual employee posted:You told us through so many “update” letters how great Zirtual was doing, how we had so many clients you had to go and hire more ZA’s, how we were going to get raises, and you were buying us new equipment. You came into our team meeting(s) and told us how we were going to go international. You told us you were being transparent so we could know exactly what was going on, but in the “11th hour” you unceremoniously sent an email to all of us saying the doors were closing, we had no jobs, there was nothing more that could be done, but you told the press and the clients that it was a temporary pause and collectively in effect walked away. they expire in 48 hours. feel free to fwd but please dont spam them too widely thanks. also i recommend getting a subscription if only for the nostalgia of seeing actual journalism occasionally Progressive JPEG fucked around with this message at 04:06 on Aug 14, 2015 |
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dog toys with batteries. epic 1) when i was a kid our dog (golden retriever) chewed through bricks. 2) dogs are entertained by chewing bricks epic
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also, hell, organic dog food? fail. when i wa s akid, dad put the dog outside at night. its a dog. christ.
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my little doggy needs local organic. get bent, bitch!!
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Smythe posted:my little doggy needs local organic. get bent, bitch!! i saw a goddamn freestanding refrigerated display of gourmet dogfood + treats at the grocery store the other day wtf
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H.P. Hovercraft posted:i saw a goddamn freestanding refrigerated display of gourmet dogfood + treats at the grocery store the other day http://justfoodfordogs.com/
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one of this right next to whole foods. fucktards.
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http://www.yelp.com/biz/just-food-for-dogs-west-hollywood-2 *preps dynamite and rocket laucners*
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lol what's in that "joint care" $48.95 For Dogs Suffering From: • Arthritis • Hip Dysplasia • Disc Degeneration • High-Grade, Human Quality Supplement • Contains 60 Capsules - See more at: http://justfoodfordogs.com/joint-care.html#sthash.IV0Xnnwn.dpuf oh it's just vitamins n/m
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H.P. Hovercraft posted:i saw a goddamn freestanding refrigerated display of gourmet dogfood + treats at the grocery store the other day the target near me has this, its insane
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this animal that loves to eat literal garbage and it's own poo poo needs a special snowflake diet
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PokeJoe posted:this animal that loves to eat literal garbage and it's own poo poo needs a special snowflake diet they eat trash out of the garbage can
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Improbable Lobster posted:i wish canada had more mortal kombat stages lmao
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DOSPOS, BITCH!
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Triglav posted:so by 2020 half of all americans will be unemployed of course not, anyone who has been out of work for too long doesn't count as unemployed
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H.P. Hovercraft posted:i saw a goddamn freestanding refrigerated display of gourmet dogfood + treats at the grocery store the other day they had these at safeway when i was in oregon
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FCKGW posted:the city is 5 years old in october. before it was just endless dairy farms in unincorporated riverside county. census data in 2000 was around 5k, 2010 was 52k. loving horrifying build up not out President Sanders please put James Kunstler in charge of all urban planning for America
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just a reminder that there are 65 hat shops in the bay area.
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Smythe posted:my little doggy needs local organic. get bent, bitch!! yeah i say the same thing when i go by the refrigerated dog food section at wholefoods when i am buying organic canned food for my cats!
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username/avatar/post trifecta wanna pet that dogge
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ultramiraculous posted:i really hope not...i've been reminded of what i know of her and it's a mess. are you not going to share?
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triple sulk posted:
high-end american / english-made shoes can come in as low as $300 $235 for really basic shoes from an unknown brand based in Pakistan is gonna be a hard road
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i exclusively feed my cat expensive, canned, grain free, high protein food. im in china too, so i have to get it imported from overseas. her daily food cost is higher than most chinese people
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triple sulk posted:
u would think they'd make a flawless pair for the promotional images, but i guess they're disrupting promotion as well as shoe purchasing
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Munkeymon posted:is that Hot Indian Foods or some other place I need to try? http://www.velleedeli.com/
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H.P. Hovercraft posted:i saw a goddamn freestanding refrigerated display of gourmet dogfood + treats at the grocery store the other day because the first time i saw that i realized with perfect clarity that we as a species were doomed
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triple sulk posted:
sweatshop worker: what kind of pattern you designer: just gently caress it up
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shoes of that tier need to be resoled before they are worn not saying that it's of that tier because lol
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